The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command, has disclosed that it collected over N747 billion of revenue, in the first half of 2025.
A statement by the Command quoted the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, as saying that the amount collected was a remarkable 29.85 per cent increase more than the amount collected in the same period under review in 2024.
“This figure indicated a remarkable surplus of N171, 719,786,247.68 when compared to the first half of 2024, which stood at N575, 359,447,011.23. The figure represents a growth of approximately 29.85% increase and has achieved a 98.03% of the expected collection for the first half of the year 2025,” the statement reads in part.
A breakdown of the revenue collected shows that the Command collected N116,412,735,766.23 in January 2025, as against N88,430,128,122.76 in the same period of 2024. A total of N103,254,292,293,823.23 was collected in February, compared to N100,253,187,122.76 collected in same period in 2024.
The Command witnessed an increase in its revenue collected from March to May 2025; N128,266,643,816.08, N145,020,168,704.83, N128,446,323,224.79 respectively. The figures also showed an increase when compared to N115,108,066,256.20, N95,703,614,360.55, N92,671,603,418.04 that were collected respectively from March to May of 2024.
In the same vein, the Command collected revenue of N125, 679,068,853.75 in June 2025, surpassing the figure recorded in corresponding period of 2024, which stood at N83, 192,847,758.97.
Operations within the B’Odogwu cargo clearance system
In the first half of the year, the TinCan Island Customs Command received 3,450 Single Goods Declarations (SGDs) under the new B’Odogwu clearance system and has successful processed and exited 2,749 entries, Comptroller Onyeka disclosed.
He noted that since the innovation and its successful implementation, the Command had organized several online and physical trainings and workshops to provide firsthand knowledge to all stakeholders on the operations of the system.
Furthermore, a total of 282 vessels reported at the Command in the first quarter of the year, with import tonnage comprised of bulk cargoes such as bulk wheat, bulk malt, lab chemical, drilling rods, bulk sugar, aluminum nitride, general cargoes among others.
In its anti-smuggling operations, the Command recorded significant progress in its drive towards safe-guarding the nation and her citizens from the threat of unwholesome items through the arrest and subsequent handover of illicit drugs, Arms and Ammunition.
Accordingly, the Command confiscated and successfully handed over illicit drugs worth over N8, 053,125,000.00 to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This feat was achieved through the timely interception of 2 x 20ft containers of which were separately found to contain 128 packets of Cannabis Indica, 97 packets of crystal methamphetamial, and 1,735 packet of Cannabis Indica with a combine total weight of over 1,000 kilogram.
From its physical inspection examinations, the Command successfully uncovered several military equipment concealed in a 1x 40 ft container that was conveying four used cars. The items included a Rugger P345 Pistol Reg. No. 664 – 75425; 23 GEN 4 Austria Pistol Reg. No. TO 6252; 100 Rounds of live Ammunition of 9mm; 34 Rounds of blank Ammunition of 9mm; 4 Rounds of Blank Ammunition; 5 empty Magazines; 2 Handcuffs; and one small iron touch light.
“To ensure proper hardly of the items, the Customs Area Controller handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS), Tincan Island Port Command, alongside the consignee and the declarant,” the statement notes.
The CAC also noted that “these handover exercises underscores the commitment of the Command to uphold and promote National Security by safeguarding National Borders against the influx of hard drugs and proliferation of small arms and light weapons, as well as promoting inter-agencies collaboration with all security agencies operating in the port.”
Building a strong community through stakeholder engagements
The TinCan Island Customs Command under Comptroller Onyeka has encouraged inclusive dialogue and sustained engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders in the maritime and trade ecosystem.
While these engagements have included terminal operators, captains of industries, Government agencies operating at the port and beyond, Customs licensed agents, international organizations, civil society groups, and private sector representatives among others, the Command has also established a remarkable engagement with the Press, to promote transparency and keep the trading publics adequately informed.
Applauds for CGC Adewale Adeniyi
Comptroller Onyeka joins the rest of the industry in applauding the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on his recent appointment as the Chairman of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council and his unwavering support to the Command.
